Posted on · More than 1,400 flights canceled worldwide Monday, adding to thousands canceled over the Christmas weekend. And across the country, long lines continued at COVID-19 testing sites.
Posted on · Experts continue to address perceived concerns surrounding J&J, Pfizer, and Moderna vaccines, and how to gather safely this time of year amid the Omicron surge.
Posted on · The U.S. government will buy a half-billion at-home COVID test kits and mail them to people who want them, with deliveries beginning in January.
Posted on · Underscoring its high transmissibility, in a week, omicron went from a 12.6% share of new COVID infections in the U.S. to a dominant 73.2%, according to the CDC's latest estimates.
Posted on · Paxton confirmed the appeal via Twitter. It comes after the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals overturned an earlier ruling that blocked the measure.
Posted on · In a statement, the mayor revealed he tested positive Friday afternoon after feeling sick overnight.
Posted on · Using traditional vaccine technology, which has been available for decades, other countries would be able to mass-produce the product themselves and distribute it in areas lacking access to proper refrigeration.
Posted on · Houston Methodist has seen four times as many positive tests this week, and Memorial Hermann has noted more hospitalizations.
Posted on · As the holiday's approach, Dr. Bradley Lembcke, the chief medical officer at St. Luke's Health, gives advice on how to measure risks amid the pandemic.
Posted on · Methodist researchers identified the cases through its genome sequencing surveillance project.
Posted on · The vaccine would only be used in India at first before researchers look to get approval for other countries with low vaccination rates. They hope that means fewer variants in the future.
Posted on · Health officials say the circumstances around how the variant was identified make it likely it's already prevalent in the community.
Posted on · State health officials say they've anticipated the variant's arrival since it was first identified last month.
Posted on · Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo confirmed the news on Monday. It’s the first case in Texas.
Posted on · President Biden’s chief medical adviser told CNN’s “State of the Union” scientists need more information before drawing conclusions about omicron’s severity. But reports from South Africa, where it emerged and is becoming the dominant strain, suggest hospitalization rates have not increased alarmingly.